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$1 billion has been lost in cryptocurrency scams since 2021, FTC warns 06/04/2022 03:12pm • Cryptocurrency scammers have stolen over $1 billion from 46,000 people since the start of 2021, a new Federal Trade Commission report says. The FTC rang the alarm bells on Friday, saying crypto-related crimes amount to about one out of every four dollars reported lost to fraud -- more than any ot Man arrested with fake badge, BB gun near US Capitol 06/03/2022 04:03pm • A retired police officer was arrested outside of the U.S. Capitol on Friday morning after he was found with a fake badge, a BB gun, body armor, high capacity magazines and other ammunition. Just before 5 a.m., a U.S. Capitol Police patrol officer started talking to a man who had parked his 2017 D How to keep you and your family happy and calm during Memorial Day travel 05/25/2022 07:23pm • Hit the road or take to the skies for the holiday weekend, and there's a chance everything won't go perfectly — but a Northern Virginia psychotherapist has advice to help you and your family handle stress and adversity. "Positive thinking is one of the most important and powerful tools we have, Court docs: Md. man accused of posing as US Marshal had guns, 'bite dog' 05/23/2022 05:38pm • A Maryland man charged with posing as a deputy U.S. Marshal had weapons; police-style vehicles with flashing lights; realistic-looking ID cards; and even a trained "bite dog," federal prosecutors said in court documents. Antione William Tuckson, 37, of Waldorf, Maryland, is accused of impersonati Maryland man sentenced for unemployment insurance, COVID benefit fraud 05/20/2022 11:14pm • A Maryland man has been sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison for COVID-19, unemployment, insurance and aggravated identity theft schemes. Forty-year-old Idowu Raji, of Baltimore County, pleaded guilty earlier this year on charges of committing access device fraud and aggravated ident 2022 NBA Playoffs: Looking at top highlights from first two rounds 05/15/2022 10:30pm • 2022 NBA Playoffs: Looking at top highlights from first round originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   The highlights have been nonstop in the 2022 NBA Playoffs. With one round in the books, there have already been a handful of iconic plays. Between game-winners, poster dunks Review: New remake of Stephen King's 'Firestarter' sparks early, flames out 05/13/2022 10:50am • Two years after "E.T.," a young Drew Barrymore starred in the sci-fi horror flick "Firestarter" (1984), a critically panned but still profitable adaptation of Stephen King's hit 1980 novel. This Friday, a new Blumhouse remake opens simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock. The latter is prob Florida man pleads guilty to stealing checks intended for churches 05/11/2022 09:28am • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Florida man has pleaded guilty in connection with the theft of more than 2,600 checks intended for religious institutions in several states that were deposited into fake bank accounts, a federal prosecutor in Maryland said. Florin Vaduva, 31, of Dania Beach, Florida, ple In Maryland GOP governor race, Schulz campaign calls Cox 'unstable' and 'unfit for office' 05/11/2022 08:10am • Del. Daniel L. Cox and former Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz are vying for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the July 19 primary. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Former Germantown FEMA employee prepped false tax returns 05/04/2022 09:38am • A former Federal Emergency Management Agency employee in Germantown, Maryland, pleaded guilty Monday to preparing false tax returns. Shanta Johnson, 44, filed fake returns from January 2013 through at least April 2016, while on the job at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a Ju Man arrested after Stafford Co. chase, accused of impersonating FBI agent 05/02/2022 06:44pm • A man was arrested in Stafford County, Virginia, Sunday night and charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer after he allegedly flashed a badge and gun at a work crew who asked him to move his car. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the crew had asked 49-yea What is coronavirus pneumonia? 05/02/2022 03:00am • Pneumonia is the most notorious complication of the COVID-19 pandemic. It can send patients to the emergency room gasping for air, put them on ventilators and leave them in intensive care longer than previous pneumonia types. Worst of all, of the nearly 990,000 deaths from confirmed or presumed COVI NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 04/29/2022 10:22am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Unexplained hepatitis cases not caused by COVID-19 vaccines Montgomery Co. police release video of December bank fraud spree suspect 04/26/2022 02:47pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, are hoping to identify a woman suspected in a December 2021 bank fraud spree. The suspect, described as a blonde woman around 50, is seen on surveillance video wearing a mask at three SkyPoint Federal Credit Union bank branches on Dec. 13. In each case, she Got a new job offer from Inova Health System? It might be a scam 04/25/2022 08:23am • Scammers are pretending to be from a D.C. area hospital system to try to get personal information from people — and they aren’t targeting patients with fake overdue hospital bills. They're targeting people looking for a job. Inova Health System said fraudsters are pretending to be recruiters wi